In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those … network structure on the country of origin, such as on international trade. We find that when the size of the diaspora is …

migrants form social links among them and the extent to which this network provides them with material support along three …

This paper reports results from a laboratory experiment on network formation among heterogeneous agents. The … experimental design extends the Bala-Goyal (2000) model of network formation with decay and two-way flow of benefits by allowing … private information. In all treatments, the (efficient) equilibrium network has a "star" structure. With homogeneous agents …

When workers send applications to vacancies they create a network. Frictions arise because workers typically do not … friction affects network formation, while the second coordination friction affects network clearing. We show that those … that can arise and the number of matches on a given network. Equilibria that exhibit wage dispersion are inefficient in …

A large literature has studied how peers affect behavior by exploiting the preexisting social network structure only … unique panel dataset that contains detailed information on the network of informal financial transactions before and after a … structure of the network of informal financial transactions among households. Second, we estimate a panel model of peer effects …

We consider a model where each individual (or ethnic minority) is embedded in a network of relation-ships and decides … assimilation norms may emerge in steady state depending on the structure of the network. We then consider the role of cultural and …

In this paper we study the relevance and mechanics of consumption network effects. We use long panel data on the entire … effects. Our instruments arise naturally from the network structure and firms shocks. The estimated effects are statistically …

network structure and we examine equilibrium selection. Specifically, actions are either strategic substitutes or strategic … complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … appear to be strongly attracted to maximizing aggregate payoffs (social efficiency), but there are forces that moderate this …